Allowing Google's Chrome browser to save your Facebook or e-mail passwords so you don't have to type them is convenient but could put them at risk, experts say. The security flaw in the Chrome browser was uncovered by Web designer Elliot Kember when he went to transfer bookmarks from his Safari browser to Chrome on his Apple computer. In doing so, he discovered importing bookmarks into Chrome automatically defaults to also bringing over your saved password. A setting option to disable the password import doesn't work on a Mac, he said. Google has confirmed automatic syncing of passwords from Safari browsers was a bug in the Mac version of Chrome and says it will have a fix soon.
